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PSG is one of the teams that is restructuring its squad and, in the current transfer market, they have found different options to strengthen the first team. Likewise, after Zenit's rejection of Malcon and Lyon's refusal to loan Cherki, two other alternatives that coach Christophe Galtier likes have appeared. These are Johan Bakayoko and Hakim Ziyech, who have been given the green light to succeed Pablo Sarabia, who was sold to Wolverhampton in the Premier League.
However, according to the information provided by L'Équipe, the Parisian squad has intensified negotiations with Chelsea in the last few hours, with the aim of adding the attacker to their ranks, who was one of the standout players for the Moroccan national team in the 2022 World Cup Qatar.
And it is because Ziyech's profile is highly regarded by PSG's sports advisor, Luis Campos, who believes that the player has exquisite technique and is capable of changing games with his extraordinary left foot. Therefore, his possible signing would give a significant qualitative boost to the French team, which is considering footballers to replace Neymar, Messi, and Mbappé.
It is necessary to mention that negotiations between both parties are ongoing and the right winger's desire is clear: to join Parc des Princes. However, teams like Manchester United have also shown interest in acquiring his services, but right now it is the French team that has the player's preference.
Harsh criticisms of Neymar, Messi, and Mbappé
According to the dynamics of the match between these two French teams, Reims deserved much more in the first half. Meanwhile, in the second half, when they were losing 1-0, they took advantage of their numerical superiority due to the expulsion of Italian Marco Verratti (60′) for a foul on Ito that led to the referee showing a red card.
"I think PSG is a team that is aware and confident of its capabilities. We analyzed them and knew their weaknesses. We know that they don't defend much upfront (Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé). They had weaknesses, and we tried to exploit them", Abdelhamid stated, laughing.
In addition, the Moroccan defender criticized the lack of defensive solidarity from the aforementioned three forwards. "In the ball recoveries we had, everything was easier because the three up top don't defend. PSG put us in a lot of difficulties in the first leg. This time, I didn't have the impression that we suffered the same," he added.
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